staying
Definitions
Verb
- Stay the same; remain in a certain state
- Stay put (in a certain place)
- Dwell
- Continue in a place, position, or situation
- Remain behind
- Stop or halt
- Stay behind
- Hang on during a trial of endurance
- Stop a judicial process
- Fasten with stays
- Overcome or allay
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "staying".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sitting | 2 | 96 |
| 2 | setting | 2 | 60 |
| 3 | singing | 2 | 47 |
| 4 | seeking | 2 | 44 |
| 5 | serving | 2 | 38 |
| 6 | ceiling | 2 | 31 |
| 7 | selling | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | searching | 2 | 23 |
| 9 | saving | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | sailing | 2 | 20 |
| 11 | assuming | 3 | 17 |
| 12 | stirring | 2 | 16 |
| 13 | seeming | 2 | 14 |
| 14 | assessing | 3 | 10 |
| 15 | assigning | 3 | 9 |
| 16 | soaking | 2 | 9 |
| 17 | sipping | 2 | 8 |
| 18 | sucking | 2 | 8 |
| 19 | signing | 2 | 7 |
| 20 | skiing | 2 | 7 |
| 21 | slowing | 2 | 6 |
| 22 | seating | 2 | 5 |
| 23 | siding | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | soaring | 2 | 5 |
| 25 | asserting | 3 | 4 |
| 26 | sagging | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | sealing | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | snowing | 2 | 4 |
| 29 | soothing | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | citing | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | sighting | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | slaying | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | swaying | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | ceasing | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | searing | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | seeping | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | spying | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | surging | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | assailing | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | sacking | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | sapping | 2 | 1 |
| 42 | seizing | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | sinning | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | sobbing | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | sopping | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | spurring | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | subbing | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | summing | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | sunning | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | ceding | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | ostling | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | safing | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | saling | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | salling | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | seeding | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | seeling | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | seething | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | serling | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | sieling | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | sieving | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | siting | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | sizing | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | slurring | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | socking | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | souring | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | stewing | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | suiting | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | surfing | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | syring | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "staying".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | saying | 2 | 113 |
| 2 | studying | 3 | 40 |
| 3 | staring | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | stating | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | stain | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | tying | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | sting | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | steaming | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | swaying | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | staging | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | slaying | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | styling | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | sayings | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | strafing | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | straying | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | staving | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | staking | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | taing | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | stang | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | tallying | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "staying" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | staying in | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "staying" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "staying" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 11
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 69
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 11
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
CNN Chief Says He’s ‘Enthusiastic’ About Staying Under Paramount, But Not Sure He Can
Sep 23, 2026 TV News Check
Sep 23, 2026 TV News Check
Fewer Americans raised Mormon are staying in the faith, study finds
Sep 23, 2026 The Washington Post
Sep 23, 2026 The Washington Post